English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

Grammar for my lord academic!

Happy birthday to a ~season~ scholar and ~goal getter~; Professor Adeleke Fakoya (nonstandard).
Happy birthday to a seasoned scholar and go-getter; Professor Adeleke Fakoya (standard).

It has been God’s grace and his ~good office~ so far (nonstandard).
It has been God’s grace and his good offices so far (standard).

I have ~leveraged on~ his academic repute for over a decade (nonstandard).
I have leveraged his academic repute for over a decade (standard).

My love for you knows no ~bound~ (nonstandard).
My love for you knows no bounds (standard).
GAB

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